Wheel tire and felly



(No Model.)

A. W. THOMAS.

WHEEL TRB `AND FBLLY.

No. 399,361. Patented Mar. 12,1889.

INVENT'R: dan@ M we ATTY:

glutinous or cohesive material or substance, 3'

iTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

WHEEL TIRE AND FELLY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 399,361, dated March 1Q, 1889.

Application filed `Tuly 14, 1888i all whom it may mecc/7L:

Be it known that l, Anios lV. THonxs, a citizen ot the United States, residing` at; the city ot Philadelljihia, in the county of' Philadelphia and State ofi' Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tires and Fellies tor the lVheels ot Vehicles, of which the Vfollowing is a specification.

)l y invention relates toa ela.,V ot tires made ol flexible or elastic material as opposed to those made of' metal.

lhis invention is especially applicable to the road-Wheels of bicycles, tricyeles, and veloeipedes; but, nevertheless, it is equally applicable to the road\vheels ot' carriages, wagons, and other rolling comevances.

lhe principal object of my invention is to provide a tieivible or elastic tire constructed or formed either solid or holloiv, in order thatit may be in flated by means ol' air, gas, water, or other liquid or fluid, and the tire provided with tvvo or more ribs or projections lor engagement with an improved telly made in one or more parts and adapted to receive and iirmly hold the same in position in the outer tace thereof by means ot cement or other whereby a strong, durable, and serviceable tire and telly tor the rozul-xvheels of vehicles is produced.

The characteristic ieatu res off my invention Will be more fully understood taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and in which Figure l is transverse sectional view of a j solid tire embodying the particular features of my invention, and mounted in the outer face of my improved telly made in one part, and such a tire and telly as are applicable to the road-Wheels of bicycles, trieyeles, or other g rolling eonveyanees, the said. improved telly being illustratedin this View partly in section and partly in elevation; and Fig. 2 is a simi lar view oi' a modified form ot a tire embodying' also the features of my invention, but in this instance Consisting ot' a hollow tube with two ribs or projections and a central web engaged with and firmly held in the outer faces of a two-part telly of my improved construc- Serial No. 279,937. (No model.)

tion, the l'elly being shown in this view partly t. in sect-ion and part-lyin elevation. t Referring tothe drawings for a further de scription ot` my invention, A, Figure l, is a solid `tire made ot rubber or other suitable 1 flexible or elastic material and provided with ribs or projections o and a', having the outer portions thereof slightly enlarged tor engagement in the grooves or channels or slits h and b formed in the telly ll. The :telly B in the middle b2 is curved, so that the exterior surface ofi' the tire may bear very firmly against the same, and the sides if' and b of the telly l, beyond the channels 7) and h formed therein, are slightly curved, so that the tire i maybe secured to place in the tace of the p telly, and, furthermore, in order that they may serve as clamps or stays to prevent all possible lateral Wabbling olf the tire. The tire A. is secured firmly in position in thet'ace ot' the telly by means of cement or other gluf tinous or adhesive material.

in F' 2 is illustrated a tubular inflatable hollow t re, A, made ot rubber or other suitu able material, which, lil desired, may have the tread portion in the formation of? the tube made oi touglunl material than the telly-facing portion; or the tube may be thickened or re-enioreed at the tread, if desired, in any suitable manner. `Ribs or projections (tand o are termed, preferably,integral with the tube in its manufacture, and in some inA stances also provided with a central web, oi. In such an instance the fellv .l is made in two parts, o and ht, with channels or grooves b and Il iormed in said parts tor the recepl tion oll the ribs or projections o and of of the tire A, The web ai ot the tire A is caused to p engage between the flanges U and l1 of the two-part telly l, and the respective parts held firmly together by means of bolts c and nuts l e. The tire is secured into the grooves h and b and the faces of the two-part telly B b v means ot cement or other glutinous or adhel l sive material.

Through one of the parts of the telly B is introduced a tube, D, provided with a stopl cock, d, for permitting of the inflation ot the i tire by means of air, gas, ivater, or other aeriA forni or gaseous uid or liquid. The degree of eompressibility of the tire maybe regulated by the amount of the inflation thereof or -by the tension of the inflating medium, which may be introduced under pressure.

I desire it to be understood that l do not wish to limit myself to the use of rubber for the formation of the tire, as leather, woven or textile fabric suitably treated to render it impervious toliquidsor fluids, may be advantageousl y used. Preference, however, is gi ven to rubber, owing' to its particular adaptability for the purpose, and, moreover, because it is cheap and serviceable.

The particular advantage oi Y ':onstru -ting' a tire and folly in the manner described and combiningl them together by means of cement or other glutinous or adhesive material is 1 that all lateral strain brought to bear on the tire in use is entirely obviated, anda very strong and durable combined tire and felly, especially adapted for use in connection with the road-wheels of bicycles, trieycles, and other rolling` conveyances, presented, and in which the tire is capable in a most satisfactory manner of nit/listanding` friction, abrasion, and rough usage.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l.. A flexible or elastic hollowtire provided with ribs form ed integral therewith and firmly secured in a fell y adapted to receive said tire, and a tube with a cock extendingthrough the body of said felly and tire, substantially as and for the pu rposcs set forth.

' 2. An in [lai able tire provided with ribs and a web, in combination with a two-part felly adapted to receive said tire, and means, as described, for securing' the ribs of said tire in said felly and clamping` the web thereof between the parts of said felly, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence of two subscribing` witnesses. y

AMOS XV. THMAS. lVitnesses:

XV. A. WHITMORE, H. BoRnANN. 

